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Dna structure
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is made up of two strands winding around each other to generate a "double helix". The backbone of each individual strand consists of sugar and phosphate groups. Each sugar is attached to a base: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), or thymine (T).
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APR 15, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Maintaining the stability and the correct sequence of our genetic information is vital to the accurate transmission of o
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 10, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers at University of British Columbia have developed a new technology that enables rapid discovery of aptamers,
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 08, 2015
Immunology
Berkeley Researchers Report on CRISPR-Cas Surveillance Complex that Targets RNA.
A great deal of public atten ...
A great deal of public atten ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 06, 2015
Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing ge
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Growing up near Springfield, Mass., Laurie Boyer was always interested in science but didn't have many opportunities to
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 03, 2015
Cancer
Cancer treatments that harness the body's immune system to wipe out tumors have begun paying off for some patients for w
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 26, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Just as two DNA strands naturally arrange themselves into a helix, DNA's molecular cousin RNA can form hairpin-like loop
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 20, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can have a strong sense of identity. Taken out of their home in the hair follicle, for example, and grown in
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have created a 3-D model of a complex protein machine, ORC, which helps prepare DNA to be du
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Neuroscience
Lindsay Borthwick, Yale
Thousands of genetic "dimmer" switches, regions of DNA known as regulatory elements, ...
Thousands of genetic "dimmer" switches, regions of DNA known as regulatory elements, ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 03, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long sought an efficient way to untangle DNA in order to study its structure - neatly unraveled and str
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 25, 2015
Microbiology
Up to one million people -- mainly pregnant woman and young children -- are killed each year by the Plasmodium falciparu
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 23, 2015
Neuroscience
Crucial DNA difference between humans and chimps boosts brain size in mice.
The size of the human brain expan ...
The size of the human brain expan ...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The gradual modification of a species' structures and features, otherwise known as the principle of adaptation, is one o
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 22, 2015
Technology
The ability to print almost anything in 3D has been a boon to almost every field of science. A 3D printer was shipped vi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 03, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Throughout history it has been very common for previously separated gene pools to mix, especially during migrations and
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
MAY 19, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
MAR 26, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
Imagine a chemical weapons, explosives, or toxins detection system that can produce its own energy and survive in harsh
...
MAR 11, 2014
Microbiology
As you sniffle through this years' cold and flu season, probably the last thing you want to hear is that an active giant
...
FEB 26, 2014
Microbiology
We ask a lot of our teeth, and they are incredibly durable. Not only are they durable during our lifetime, they outlast
...
FEB 07, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Did you know you have a form of shape shifting, cancer-fighting, transforming, DNA-repairing machines already hard at wo
...
DEC 26, 2013
Genetics & Genomics
While DNA forms the basis of life, it can also go astray, causing problems within the human body. One such variety of tr
...
DEC 23, 2013
Chemistry & Physics
Large, supramolecular complexes that use non-covalent bonding to retain their structure are gaining popularity within th
...